The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-20
PERSONAL.

GEN FERoN, the new French Minister of War
is an expert violin player
HENRY GEORGE, since he has become proprie-
tor of an antipoverty society, smokes 20c
cigars.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY is 81 years old But her
heart is young and strong in defense of woman's
rights
KANSAS Cry has recently named an avenue
after Attorney General Garland. 1t is in Bis
marck Park.
w. w. CoRcoRAN, the paralyzed public bene-
factor of Washington, d. c., has known every
President except one. ~
ENocH PLATT, who died at Cheshire Conn,
last Monday, was the first American to learn
the trade OF brass casting.
TERENCE V. PowDERLY says that he never re-
tires before O'Clock in the morning To this
fact he attributes his present delicate health.
THE largest landed proprietor in the world
lives in Connecticut. He owns 1000, 900 acres
of land, and his name is Wilson Waddingham.
PATTI is as brown as a nut, as cherry as
bird, as lively as a cricket and as full of melody
as any frst-cass angel on either side of the line Is
says Mexican paper.
MRS Z. D. Z. N. SourHwoRTH is 6s years old.
has written sixty-eight novels, and is apparently
good for many more before death calls her to
lay down her prolific pen.
THE late William A. Wheeler had modest
estimate of the Importance of the Vice Presi
Dental office, and thought, with Benjamin
Franklin, that its occupant should be called
His Supertious Highness."
AsiEER ABDURRAHAAN, of Afghanistan. admin
listers justice in person to all of his subjects
within his reach. He has only two sentences
for all offenses. "Bekoushidn out his
tongue"-or "Gagara Kounid'-"hang him"
MEXICAN MINISTER ROMERO will spend his
vacation season abroad, sailing for LONDON the
first week in July. 1t is his intention to pur-
chase across the water many new curios for the
almost completed legation building.
Mrs. OSCAR WILDE dresses after fashions of
her own At q recent afternoon reception in
London she wore snuf-brown ulster wrap
reaching from her neck TO her heels, black
lace veil and black lace bonnet of no describ-
able shape.
Gov. CHURCH. Of Dakota is just now wrest-
ling with grave social question. He has moved
to Bismarck, where the chewing-gum habit is
almost universal, and the question which is
raclxing the Gubernatorial intellect is whether
or not he shall learn to masticate the fragrant
sp nee.
VIscoUNr n WArANABE, of Japan, president
of the auditing department of the Treasury, has
come TO this country to study the American
most Of his time at Washington. but will also
visit Chicago, New York. Philadelphia and
Boston ~
FREDERICK II. RNDaE, who has given a new
public library TO Cambridge, Mass, worth $125,-
900, was u member OF the class of 10 at Harv-
ard. Until the past few years he and his father,
Samuel II. Rindge, have lived in Cambridge
They are now citizens of California t. H.
Rindge has been visiting Cambridge recently.
aad there learned that the library Of 20, 600 vol
unies needed new Accommodations.
CADET SKUNK, of Pennsylvania, who has been
graduated at the head of his class at West Point
is u grandson of q former Governor of the Key.
stone State. Gov. Skunk was self-made man.
He was obliged to go to work Mt 10 years Of age,
but managed TO "pck up sufficient education
TO become school teacher at II. He taught
school for nine years He was twice elected
Governor of PENNSYLVANIA. His strength industry
aud ability have evinently been inherited by bis
grandson.